BeerCast #24 – Arran Beers
BeerCast #24 – Arran Beers. Following on from our Wickwar podcast, our second BeerCast Brewery Showcase looks at something a bit closer to home – four beers from Arran. Recently re-opened after a sudden closure, the island brewery was visited by Grooben, who managed to pick up some of their beers for review. Joining him today are Richard, Shovels and local boy MrB.
1. Suddaby’s Rievaulx Abbey Ale (4.0%)
2. Heather Ales Fraoch (5.0%)
3. Heather Ales Kelpie (4.4%)
4. Naylor’s Ginger Beer (4.4%)
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BeerCast #23 – Hold the fruit!
BeerCast #23 – Hold the Fruit! Experimentation is alive and well in the brewing industry, and these days producers are reaching for something other than fruit when they want unusual ingredients. Today on the podcast our panel sample four that contain things you wouldn’t normally expect to find in beer. Spotting the mystery ingredients are Richard, Shovels and Andy.
1. Suddaby’s Rievaulx Abbey Ale (4.0%)
2. Heather Ales Fraoch (5.0%)
3. Heather Ales Kelpie (4.4%)
4. Naylor’s Ginger Beer (4.4%)
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BeerCast #22 – Oo Arr Wickwar
BeerCast #22 – Oo Arr Wickwar. BeerCast listener Chris in Bristol sent up some of his local beers to review, all from the Wickwar Brewery. So we showcase four ales from the Gloucestershire producer, in the company of Richard, Shovels, Grooben and Tom the Hopmeister – who hails from that very county. Big thanks to Chris for the beers.
Tom would like to point out that people from the South West do not actually say ‘Oo Arr’ but something like ‘Oh Aaah’ – but that didn’t scan as well with the name of the brewery…
1. Wickwar Cotswold Way (4.2%)
2. Wickwar B.O.B. (4.0%)
3. Wickwar I.K.B. (4.5%)
4. Wickwar Mr Perrett’s Stout (5.9%)
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BeerCast #21 – USA
BeerCast #21 – USA. Fittingly, our 21st podcast heads over the pond to America – where that particular number has great significance in the beer world. Our panel get to grips with four US beers, one of which could potentially have deteriorated on the journey over the Atlantic. See if you can guess which one. On the panel today, Richard, Shovels, Grooben and MrB.
1. Anchor Liberty Ale (5.9%)
2. Great Divide Titan IPA (6.8%)
3. Harpoon Winter Warmer (5.5%)
4. Sierra Nevada Porter (5.6%)
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BeerCast #20 – White Rose Beers
BeerCast #20 – White Rose Beers. Shovels has already had a Yorkshire special, but as we’ve had two for the North West we had to have another – purely for the sake of balance. Our twentieth podcast also features Richard, MrB and the returning John. Big thanks to Faye at the Daleside brewery for the samples.
1. York Yorkshire Terrier (4.2%)
2. York Centurion Ghost Ale (5.4%)
3. Daleside Porter (4.4%)
4. Daleside Chocolate Stout (4.0%)
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BeerCast #19 – Golden Summer
BeerCast #19 – Golden Summer. Despite the incessant rain, summer is here in Scotland, so we celebrate by sampling four Golden Ales. Devised in the 1980’s to tempt lager drinkers to more interesting things, they are classically refreshing and easy to drink. Slapping on the shorts and shades are Richard, Shovels and Grooben. Shovels would like to apologise for finding the Suffolk town of Bungay so amusing…
1. Wagtail King Tut (4.0%)
2. Badger Golden Glory (4.5%)
3. St Peter’s Golden Ale (4.7%)
4. Hop Back Summer Lightning (5.0%)
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